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Book Giveaway! Request an ARC of The Mountain of Dempsey Molehill

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

We’re a little over three months away from the release of The Mountain of Dempsey Molehill. That means it’s time to give away advanced reader copies! I’m distributing free digital ARCs (available in epub or PDF) in exchange for honest … Continue reading →

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It’s finally happening! New book coming in November

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

Ten years. That’s how long it’s been since Sarah & Katy and the Book of Blank was published. It was my sophomore children’s book, independently published in November 2015. Riding the high of a recently released novel, I immediately started … Continue reading →

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Meet the Molehills: Sneak peek behind the book cover

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

Molehill starts with M. And mischief starts with Molehills. The Molehills will be arriving on bookshelves this summer in “The Mountain of Dempsey Molehill.” But just who is the Molehill family? Get a sneak peek of who you’ll meet between … Continue reading →

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The Laura Ingalls Wilder Award name change is OK … and so is liking her books

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

This past weekend, the Association for Library Service to Children made a change to a major children’s award. “Little House on the Prairie” author Laura Ingalls Wilder has long been the namesake of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, which earned its … Continue reading →

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5 great TED Talks about children’s literature

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

I got hooked on TED Talks over the weekend. Despite the fact I kept telling myself, “Just one more, and then I’m going to stop watching these,” I kept watching. (No regrets.) Below are five talks about children’s literature worth … Continue reading →

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